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World Cup betting markets shift after Jordan Henderson’s bizarre celebration injury
Jordan Henderson, the 36-year-old England midfielder, will miss the remainder of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a serious wrist and forearm injury during post-match celebrations on July 6. He wasn’t even playing when it happened. Henderson was an unused substitute in England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico in the round of 16. The
Kraken’s World Cup debut and Brazil’s collapse: what crypto gets from the beautiful game
Brazil came into the 2026 World Cup as one of the tournament favorites. They left in the Round of 16, beaten 2-1 by Norway, undone in part by a tactical decision that raised eyebrows across the footballing world: deploying 34-year-old Casemiro as a central striker, a position he hadn’t occupied in years. Haaland scored both
How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate
A trove of internal documents leaked from a little-known Chinese company has pulled back the curtain on how digital censorship tools are being marketed and exported globally. Geedge Networks sells what amounts to a commercialized “Great Firewall” to at least four countries, including Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Myanmar. The groundbreaking leak shows in granular detail
China’s 2025 summer box office surpasses 10 billion yuan, led by domestic films
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China’s podcasting dream struggles to find a paying audience
A Chinese podcaster is recording her audio programs on August 14, 2019 in Beijing. (Image credit: TechNode/Coco Gao) A recent management shake-up at Xiaoyuzhou, a leading Chinese podcast platform, has sparked wider concerns about the sustainability of the country’s podcast industry. Three key executives, including COO Chen Linfeng, content chief Ouli, and business head Xiaofu
China’s key stock index climbs to 10-year high as investors chase higher returns
Mainland Chinese stocks rose on Monday, driving a key gauge to a decade high amid increasing signs that investors have been rotating out of bonds and bank deposits into equities in hunt for better returns. The Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.9 per cent to 3,728.03 at the close, a level not seen since August 19
China’s iSpace returns to flight with successful orbital solid rocket launch
A Hyperbola-1 solid rocket lifts off from Jiuquan spaceport, July 29, 2025, carrying the HS-9 software-defined remote sensing satellite into orbit. Credit: iSpace HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup iSpace successfully sent a satellite into orbit early Tuesday with a solid fueled rocket mission a year after a launch failure. To continue reading this article: Register
China’s Bitcoin Mining Giants Quietly Shift Production to U.S. Amid Tariffs and Security Heat
Key Takeaways: Over 90% of global bitcoin mining hardware is built by three Chinese firms: Bitmain, Canaan, and MicroBT. All three are now manufacturing in the U.S. to sidestep Trump-era tariffs and ease geopolitical tensions. U.S. firms and officials warn of national security risks as Chinese hardware integrates into American infrastructure. As the U.S. ramps
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China’s robot Olympics just ended. Will humanoids be in our homes in the next year?
At Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval — the same arena where Olympians in 2022 carved across the ice — the opening ceremony looked familiar enough: lights, flags, fanfare, and athletes lined up for a global contest. But instead of figure skaters or hockey players, the stars were steel-jointed humanoid robots. They danced hip-hop, performed martial
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World Cup betting markets shift after Jordan Henderson’s bizarre celebration injury
Jordan Henderson, the 36-year-old England midfielder, will miss the remainder of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a serious wrist and forearm injury during post-match celebrations on July 6. He wasn’t even playing when it happened. Henderson was an unused substitute in England’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico in the round of 16. The
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Kraken’s World Cup debut and Brazil’s collapse: what crypto gets from the beautiful game
Brazil came into the 2026 World Cup as one of the tournament favorites. They left in the Round of 16, beaten 2-1 by Norway, undone in part by a tactical decision that raised eyebrows across the footballing world: deploying 34-year-old Casemiro as a central striker, a position he hadn’t occupied in years. Haaland scored both
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FIFA overturns Balogun’s red card, Trump intervenes for US World Cup match
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7424790/2026/07/06/folarin-balogun-red-belgium-explanation/ FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has overturned the red card suspension of Folarin Balogun, a key player for the U.S. Men’s National Team, allowing him to participate in the upcoming Round of 16 match against Belgium. This decision, made under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, places Balogun on a one-year probationary period, enabling him
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UK Foreign Secretary Warns World Cannot Wait for ‘AI Hiroshima’ Before Acting
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that the world cannot wait for an AI equivalent of Hiroshima before acting, urging global powers to build consensus on artificial intelligence (AI) safety principles and standards. Cooper made the case in an essay, positioning Britain to lead international talks on the technology. ...